Using Blogger

Using blogger is not a new deal for me. i was honored enough to have Mr. miller last year for public speaking where we used blogger to write about our speeches and how we can improve. having this blog for public speaking gave me a place to write about the speeches i gave therefore letting me realize what i have done wrong and what i can do better. now that i have Mr. miller again i can know use this blog for 21st century journalism i can have a place for my writing.

Blogging is great to use in school because it is a place to put work. Instead of using a portfolio for a class, that could easily be lost or damaged, the work could be done online and posted onto the students blog. Blog are safe and school friendly because using last names and putting in any information about yourself is optional. Using a blog gives other students a chance to see examples of work already completed and get an ideas from it.

Because blogs can be seen by anyone, other people can read the work done on the blog and comment on it and express their own ideas. that will give students the chance to hear other peoples opinions rather then the single opinion of the teacher.

Fish Kill...

One of the first articles that I decided to read was "Major Fish Kill in Branford River" written by Marcia Chambers. this article informed the readers about the recent news about the dead fish in the branford river. it describes to the reader where and when it took place, also that a similar fish kill happened a few years earlier. the writer tell us about the possable reasons of why this fish kill could have taken place. some reasons being that the fish were pushed into a smaller area by larger fish which would cause the fish to die from lack of oxygen. also that the possably could have died from the pollution that is being dumped into the branford river from various companys along the river. the writter then goes on to talk about the Alantic Wire company that is belived to have a major cause in the pollution of the river.

From reading this article i have felt more knowagable about something that has happened in our town. suprisingly, the branford river has come up in conversation alot in the past few days. at work, many people talk to me about fishing. unfortunalty, i don't know very much about fishing but i was able to join in the conversation with them because they were talking about the fish kill. i was able to imform them about the article i have read and told them what i learned from the article. i was also able to talk to another man about this fish issue and i learned something from him. he told me that about 15 years ago, on branford point, he witnessed hundreds and hundreds of bunkers get pushed up onto the beach by bluefish, and that all the fishermen were running into the water trying to catch the bluefish. because of this article i was able to have some great conversations.